Music Magazines in shops

Distribution of Music Magazines: 

I have taken a picture of a selection of different music magazines in a shop, I have looked at the way they are arranged and conclude that the main, popular music magazines and located at the top of the shelf, so that they are easily noticeable to their target audience. they have also put magazines with special promotions (such as a free cd when you buy the magazine) at the top, or at eye level.

It is important to make magazines stand out to the public because they are quickly being replaced by the internet, social and other forms of media.

Institutions/companies continue in trying to make their magazines stand out by using bright colours and large fonts. The magazine which particularly stands out is the 'Rock' magazine on the top shelf on the right hand side, this is because the use of the colour yellow is vibrant against the other colours.

By analyzing this image and researching into the layout and colours of magazines, I can get a good understand on what is appealing to music magazines audience.

These magazines have been distributed into various news-agents (ie. corner shops and  this is a common place to find magazines as it is where the target audience expect to find them, however nowadays large chains of supermarkets such as Asda and Tescos are selling the products.
Magazines are also distributed in different forms of media, for example online copies using the internet, this is becoming increasingly popular as technology is changing. And by having magazines online means expanding and anchoring a younger audience.

Mood Board

Analysis of my Mood board 

I have chosen various of images to put onto my mood board ranging from album covers to concerts and writing. I have chosen to use Indie style bands as that is what my magazine is going to be based on mainly because this is quite a popular style of music for both males and females of different ages, which features in the top music charts. The majority of artists that I have chosen are stereotypical bands that contain males, which are typically younger adults from the age of 18-28 and even though my magazine is aimed at teenagers and above it will still appeal to my target audience as they are creating upcoming and popular songs and albums. Often they will have 3-4 band members, that looked polished and clean however with a rough or average masculine look. For example Mumford and sons contain 4 band members, dress in smart clothing like suits that give them a down to earth look. however all together they give an image of a adult band. And even though they don’t have a bold, different, out standing look, they are famous for their music, and their image links with the indie/rock genre.

I have also selected different album covers as this is what my main story in my music magazine will include . I have chosen images from different genres such as indie, indie rock, soft rock, alternative rock and pop rock because this gives a greater spread of variety my music magazine can/will include.